“Trekking through the jungle is never easy – in addition to the extreme heat and humidity, I have to be on constant guard for snakes, spiders and scorpions that could cause me some serious problems if I accidentally get too close. And then there are the huge swarms of angry mosquitoes that no amount of repellent will deter. This all quickly fades into insignificance though as soon as I manage to spot the sloth I am looking for, it’s a really great moment that immediately makes everything worthwhile.”

Becky will be studying the movement of Sloths through the jungle via a GPS backpack fitted the to back of Madonna, a new Mommy Sloth.

even with GPS and radio transmitters telling me exactly where she is, it can be impossible to see her through the canopy sometimes! Then out of the corner of my eye, I saw something move. It was Madonna and she had moved to a low down tree. She was acting strangely, and it didn’t take me long to figure out why. She was giving birth

Since very little is known about the movements of sloths, the sanctuary does not release animals into the wild. Cliffe hopes to change that through her studies.

Want to help? Donate here… for $800 you can have a backpack named for you wandering the jungles of Costa Rica… veeeeeeeeerrrrrry sloooooooowly…. and get pictures regularly of where your sloth is hanging out.

Slothy kid? for sure… in the good way… but she sounds like a pretty awesome Lara Croft too.